The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-14

headquarters az Chicago Thomas Fl. Kaylor,
of this city. goes with him to take the position
of chief clerk.
With the taking effect of the summer time
schedules. the limited trains Nos. l and 4, run
over the Bee-line DOW via Dayton, will run via
the direct line, through Bellefontaine and Sid
ney.
The Car Accountants annual convention will
begin in Atlanta Ga. on Tuesday next H. e.
Sleight. of the Vandalia, and B. F. Sipp, of the
c.. l., St L. & c., will represent Indianapolis
roads.
The agents of the c., l. ST. L. G. G.. were yes
terday notified that receiving commissions from
foreign roads had been prohibited, and agents
who disregarded this order would be held ac-
countable.
Superintendent Sherwood, of the c.. l., St l..
& C., states that the Big Four has not, in two
years paid out over 5000 for lost stolen
freight A majority of their freight-train crews
have been on the road from five to twenty years
Manager Lazarus, of the l., D. & S. road. yes
terday perfected working arrangements for an
outlet to Cincinnati and to Louisville on per-
centages satisfactory to the roads interested.
namely the l., D. & s., the c., l., St. L. & e.,
and the j., VI. 81 !.
1t is alleged that the L., n. A. & c.. which op-
poses allowing differential rate to the l.. B. &
W. Chicago business, has hit upon plan by
which it meets the differential rate made by the
l., b. 81 W. without evading the provisions of
the law the rules of the Central Traffic
Association.
Tickets of the Lake Erie & Western road issue
were yesterday substituted at the Union Depot
ticket office for those of the Indianapolis. Peru
d Chicago issue to all points between Indianap-
oils and Michigan City. The l.. P. & c. issue OF
tickets to such points had been on sale at the
Union Depot since 1850-thirty years.
President Watson, of the vincennes & New
Albany road, says there is no longer any ques-
ton as to the road being built He states that
the company's surveying party have found an
excellent line from New Albany to Paoli, and
! have prospected for route from Paol to JAS
per. The entire line can be built at a very rea-
sonable sum per mile.
! Under the revised rates the lumber rate from
Muskegon. Mich. to indianapolis is now IA
cents per 100 pounds. formerly it was 12cents
from Michigan City to Indianapolis now ST
| cents, formerly u cents. "But this is not where
| it hurts The most" says one of the Indianapolis
| lumber dealers. 1--WE we're all paid more or less
rebates heretofore now they are entirely cut off,
| The rebates were double the amount of the ad-
vance IN rates"
Cities and towns on the c., Fl. & l. road are
benefited in rates on shipments from 1ndianapo-
| lis by the REIMBURSEMENT of the tariff that
road. For instance. under the old tariff the
| rate on hrst-class freight to Rushville was 20
! cents per 100 pounds; under the new tariff it is
but 81 cents per 100 pounds; secondclass, old
rate l6 cents, new rate cents; third class, old
rate l3 cents, new rate cents. To Corners
vile and other points on the road the new rates
are proportionately favorable.
There was good deal of commoton in freight
mems circles yesterday afternoon over a tele-
gram sent by ono of the leading brokers of New
York city stating that the Pennsylvania road
announced that less than carload lots of sugars
| would be shipped TO Indianapolis and other
Western cities at the same rate as carload lots,
twenty-three cents per hundred pounds. The
statement soon spread among the wholesale
| grocers, and created good deal of excitement,
as the belief prevails that should the Pennsyl-
vania carry out this programme it would be the
entering wedge to rate war on west-bound
business, which the merchants, just now. would
| not protest against. Under the new tariff
and classification on less than carload lots the
rate is thirty three cents per hundred pounds.